You could easily rename the Billboard Music Awards the Taylor Swift Awards: The pop star has become the most decorated artist in the show’s history, breaking the tie with fellow chart-topper Drake.

Swift won 10 awards Wednesday night, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album The Tortured Poets Department. She entered the event with 17 nominations.

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“This is the best early birthday present you could have given me,” Swift, who turns 35 on Friday, said in a recorded speech. “It’s exactly what I wanted.”

Her other awards included Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist and Top Hot 100 Songwriter. Earlier this year, Swift set a record at the Grammys when she accepted the trophy for her fourth album of the year. She was nominated along with five others for the top prize at the February 2 event; The Billboard Awards took place a day before the 2025 Grammys finals begin.

Hosted by comedian and actress Michelle Buteau, the two-hour show featured a series of pre-recorded performances and was more reminiscent of a pre-recorded music TV special than an awards show. Buteau interviewed some of the winners – there was no winner announcement in the traditional sense – and others made “special appearances,” meaning they sent acceptance speeches via video.

Coldplay performed from Australia, Tyla from London, Stray Kids from South Korea and Megan Moroney from Nashville. Jelly Roll, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims even performed twice while Fuerza Regida and Seventeen were in Los Angeles.

Zach Bryan, who led this year’s nominations with 21, followed Swift with five wins, including top rock artist and top country album Zach Bryan. Morgan Wallen was named top country artist and won three other awards, and Shaboozey – who fittingly opened the awards ceremony with his history-making, chart-topping anthem “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – won three awards, including a top Country song. With his worldwide hit, he recently linked up with Lil Nas

Drake won three awards and now has 42 Billboard Awards, second only to Swift. Bad Bunny also won three awards, while Jung Kook, Benson Boone, Teddy Swims, Tyla and Tommy Richman won two awards each.

Beyoncé, who is nominated for 10 Grammys, including four in the country genre, was named best country artist. Other winners included Chappell Roan (top new artist), SZA (top R&B artist), Charli XCX (top dance/electronic artist) and Kendrick Lamar (top rap song for “Not Like Us”).

The Billboard Awards aired on Fox, Paramount+ and Amazon Fire TV.

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